Leader of the largest oppositional Republican People’s Party Deniz Baykal again condemned authorities for initiating Kurdish issue resolution and reconciliation with Armenia.
News.am reported refering Zaman newspaper that, Baykal emphasized it is incorrect to give ethnical assessment to current issues adding that normalization with Armenia is an incorrect move. "Yes, we are not enemies and know the history’s tragedies, but do not cherish the hostilities. We were among the states that recognized Armenia’s independence first. However after Armenia occupied Karabakh, we blocked the border. And now, saying we will reconcile with Armenia, we signed against Azerbaijan. And they increased gas price, that is we paid for all this. These steps were wrong of us, Kurdish issue resolution and relations’ normalization with Armenia turned for us into trouble, putting Turkey a strain.
Deniz Baykal’s party constantly urges Turkish authorities to recall Turkish-Armenian Protocols from the Parliament, presenting a statement on condemnation of the Protocols’ discussions.
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